Format:
Online-Ressource (130 p)
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ill
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18 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0192805029
Series Statement:
Very short introductions
Content:
Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianness, and for rarefied communication with the gods. In this exciting new study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script. She looks at previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment into modern. times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today. - ;Hieroglyphs were far more th
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-121) and index
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"First published as an Oxford University Press Hardback 2003" -- t.p. verso
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"First published as a Very Short Introduction 2004" -- t.p. verso
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""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of illustrations""; ""1 The origins of writing in Egypt""; ""2 Hieroglyphic script and Egyptian language""; ""3 Hieroglyphs and art""; ""4 �I know you, I know your names�""; ""5 Scribes and everyday writing""; ""6 The decipherment of Egyptian""; ""7 Hieroglyphs in the modern world""; ""Notes""; ""Chronology""; ""Further reading""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780192805027
Additional Edition:
Print version Hieroglyphs : A Very Short Introduction
Language:
English
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